Combined baking pan, cooking utensil, and mold



Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM VON ELM, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK'.

COMBINED BAKING PAN, COOING UTENSIL, AND MOLD.

Application led May 1,8,

The chierl novelty lies in the making ot a seamless tube and a seamless pan, inverting lthe seamless tubo in the seamless pan in such a manner as to 'form a unified structure in which no solder or similar material used and which may be utilized either as a mold, a baking pan or a cooking utensil.

(ther novelty lies in the many utilities to which the utensil may be subjected.

Still other novelty lies in the tact that no matter which utensil is use l, the bottom surface of the utensil used always comes into contact with the surface heated when used as a baking pan or a cooking utensil.

@ther novelty lies in the inner pan projecting above the edge of the outer pan.

Still other novelty lies in combining a mold with baking pan and a cooking utensil.

Further novelty is disclosed in the drawings and specification.

In the drawings, like numerals designate similar parts.

in the drawings:

Figure l a perspective ot' the pan.

Figure i2 is a side elevation showing a section through line itiil ot Figure l.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan of the pan with a section broken oli.

Referring to the designate.' the seamless body of a pan. Nun'i designates the wall thereof. Numeral 3 designates the bottom. Numeral l designates the edge. Within the body oi' pan 4l is an inverted. seamless tube 5 having top 6 and side walls 7. interlocking with the bottom edge l ot' body l is a turned over top edge S ot inner tube is actually used, dough or cake or other substances may be place-d in the body ot pan l and the result is a cake with the center removed. By having the bottom oil tube 2 project above the sides ot pan l, a twofold advantage is obtained. First, ythe contents of pan l may be easily removed by simply inverting the pan l and striking the projecting bottom of tube 2 on the table or other surface. Secondly, if the inner drawings, numeral l 1928. SerialNo. 109,992.

tube Q'is desired to be used as a cooking utensil, the bottom projecting above the sides of pan l will come in contacty with the heated surface which is a decided advantage.

The utensil as described may also be used as a'mold in the preparation ol ice-creams, jellies and similar articles. By using the inner tube a solid form may be obtained whereas by using the outer tube, an article with the center removed results.

By having all these features incorporated in a single utensil a Very handy and valuable article 'lor household use is produced.

s manufactured, the tube and pan are formed without a seam. The tube 5 is then inverted in l and its top edge 8 which is slightly turned over fitted in to the bottom edge e ol" pan l. The two edges are then "bumped into an interlocked position which is liquid-prooi1 and is a decided advantage over any similar utensil where solder or a similar material is used.

lt is apparent that a utensil could be made out orp one piece but I prefer to make it as shown and described here; however, il" it should be desired to makethe utensil described out of one piece by die-pressing or other process, the parts therein would be considered the equivalent ot' the parts described in the present invention.

Vhat I claim is: y

A. cooking` utensilpcomprising an outer cylindrical wall section of sheet material having an annular flange extending inwardly therefrom, and integral therewith to provide a circular opening concentric with the cylindrical wall section, a seamless rustoconical receptacle inserted in said opening with its bottom projecting beyond the vedge ot said wall section'remote 'from said liange, the contacting edges of said flange and said receptacle being turned over each other at an obtuse angle to the flange and receptacle wall, respectively, to form a hook joint and lock the receptacle to the ange, the turned over edge of said receptacle extending koutwardly trom the receptacle and said flange being dished toward the circular opening therein to hold the open end of said receptacle in the same plane as the edge 'formed by the intersection of a said wall section and said flange.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

VILLIAM von ELM. 

